Sergeant Carl Hiram Watson
Cordele Police Department
Georgia
End of Watch: Sunday, October 18, 1970

Biographical Info
Age: 45
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, October 18, 1970
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Watson was shot and killed with his own weapon after arresting a man for selling an out-of-state newspaper without a license. As he drove the man to the police station he was attacked and the suspect was able to gain control of his service weapon and shot him four times. The suspect and another man had been told to leave town the week before when they were caught selling the same newspaper.